Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO UNSAFE AIR QUALITY LEVELS 

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, for the Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties), as well as Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake, Malheur, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and southern Wasco counties due to smoke from multiple wildfires in Oregon and Washington. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. The advisory does not have an end date.

There is also a heat advisory in effect from the National Weather Service that lasts until 11pm on Thursday, August 6, with afternoon high temperatures of 90 to 95 degrees.

Out of an abundance of caution, the decision has been made to cancel this year's Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Event.

Data Centers in Oregon: Webinar Series

Just over a week ago was the third edition of Data Centers in Oregon, a series of webinars co-hosted by Oregon PSR and community partners.

In the words of Gore Vidal, we are the “United States of Amnesia.” Time and again, the United States forgets the lessons of its own history.  In 1953, the United States overthrew the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, because his government nationalized British oil interests. The US installed the Shah, whose brutal authoritarian dictatorship fueled nationwide protests and ultimately the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Earlier today Oregon PSR executive director Vincent Intondi was a featured guest on the Tavis Smiley show.

Oregon PSR is looking to add a Membership and Communications Coordinator to our team. 

Find more info here.

OPSR Executive Director Vincent Intondi reflects on Jesse Jackson’s legacy and why nuclear disarmament was central to his 1984 presidential campaign

In 1945, physicists and other scientific experts created the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in response to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to educate the public to the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. Two years later, the Bulletin launched the “Doomsday Clock,” a marker of how close we are to nuclear annihilation. With the last nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, New START, set to expire on February 5, alongside growing dangers posed by AI, President Trump’s call to resume nuclear testing, nuclear threats from Russia and Israel, escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan, , and China’s increasing threats toward Taiwan, the Doomsday Clock today was set to 85 second to midnight, the closest it has ever been since its creation.

Earlier this month, Vincent Intondi, Executive Director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, delivered a featured presentation at a Martin Luther King Jr. program hosted by Linn-Benton Community College.

(Portland, OR) - Two days ago, our country witnessed the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an
ICE agent.

(Portland, OR) - This week, President Trump unleashed a vile, racist tirade targeting Somali
people.